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deconstruct

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de⋅con⋅struct

  [dee-kuhn-struhkt]
Use deconstruct in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
to break down into constituent parts; dissect; dismantle.
Origin:
appar. back formation from deconstruction
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de·con·struct   (dē'kən-strŭkt')   
tr.v.   de·con·struct·ed, de·con·struct·ing, de·con·structs

  1. To break down into components; dismantle.

  2. To write about or analyze (a literary text, for example), following the tenets of deconstruction.

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